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96/296/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 1996 amending Decision 92/486/EEC as regards the form of cooperation between the Animo host centre and Member States (Text with EEA relevance) Official Journal L 113 , 07/05/1996 P. 0025 - 0025

COMMISSION DECISION of 18 April 1996 amending Decision 92/486/EEC as regards the form of cooperation between the Animo host centre and Member States (Text with EEA relevance) (96/296/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning the veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 20 (3) thereof,

Whereas, to enable a detailed study of the various options for the structural development of the Animo network, the current system should be extended for a year, with the possibility of a further extension of one year; whereas, to this end, Commission Decision 92/486/EEC of 25 September 1992 establishing the form of cooperation between the Animo host centre and Member States (3) must be amended; as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden;

Whereas the charges applicable from 1 April 1996 must take account of the number of units linked;

Whereas the number of units linked to the network on 1 April 1996 should be used as the basis; whereas in this regard it is necessary to refer to Commission Decision 96/295/EC (4) identifying and fixing the list of Animo units;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following Article is inserted in Decision 92/486/EEC:

'Article 2a

1. The coordination authorities provided for in Article 1 shall ensure that the contracts referred to in that Article: